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Published time: 7 Jan, 2018 09:57 North Korea says the upcoming intra-Korean talks are a “great opportunity” for unification, but warns foreign parties against compromising the talks, state-run KCNA news agency said, commenting on a speech by Kim Jong-un. In the editorial published on Saturday, KCNA stressed that bilateral relations are an “internal matter of […]
The turning point for Angelo Amador came when he watched President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address in 2014. In the face of a Congress unwilling to act on his agenda, Obama said, “I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone” to get things done. Amador knew the National Restaurant Association needed to […]
Published time: 14 Dec, 2017 18:16 Twitter has found minimal “involvement” of Russian advertising during the EU referendum period – just six tweets, all sent by RT. Half of those were actually sent after the ballots were cast and all of them were promos. In a submission on “Russian misinformation operations during the EU referendum” sent […]
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — As a little girl, Kaillie Humphries plastered posters of Austrian ski legend Hermann Maier and American Bode Miller on her bedroom wall. “I was a ski racer, and I looked up to the heroes of my sport,” says Humphries, who switched to bobsleigh and won two Olympic gold medals (so far) for […]
Canadian swimming star Penny Oleksiak has a message for every person who reaches out to her on social media: she reads everything. Still just 17 herself, the four-time Olympic medallist happily shoulders the responsibilities of being a role model, although her popularity can be overwhelming. “I get kids every day messaging me, and I always […]
Thomson Reuters An Australian publisher has shelved a book on China’s influence in Australia, out of fear of reprisal from Beijing. The publisher wanted to avoid “Beijing’s agents of influence” commencing complex and legal action. There has been an uptick in warnings on China’s influence in Australian business, politics, security, and universities. The author, a […]
Russia’s attempt to influence Western politics through Twitter certainly wasn’t limited to the 2016 American elections. Wired and New Knowledge have combed through the Russia-linked accounts provided to US politicians, and it identified at least 29 bogus users that backed the UK’s European Union exit (aka Brexit). The accounts used Brexit-related hashtags, stirred Islamophobic sentiment […]
Mark Wilson/Getty Images President Donald Trump said Thursday that it was sad that he can’t have more influence over the Justice Department and FBI. “The saddest thing is that because I’m the president of the United States, I am not supposed to be involved with the Justice Department. I am not supposed to be involved […]
Enlarge (credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers wants to make it more difficult for Russia to influence US elections. To that end, the group has drawn up legislation requiring Internet-based companies like Google, Twitter, and Facebook to disclose who is buying political advertisements on their platforms and maintain those records after elections. The Honest […]
The Honest Ads Act increases transparency in online political ads. That’s important. But it won’t stop bad actors from exploiting open platforms. https://media.wired.com/photos/59e7ea12285790588ef4867f/master/pass/Warner-AP_17173741056327.jpg Feed: All Latest
